Animated text (i.e., position set every frame) appears at (0,0) initially

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Set initial values if you update Each Frame Online, if you an attribute of a visual stimulus is updated Each Frame then the first frame of presentation will use default values (e.g. position [0,0]) even if the stimulus starts after the routine has started. To solve this issue, set suitable default values in Begin Routine. For example: polygon.setSize([.2,.2]) polygon.setPos([-.75,-.5]) Often I just set the initial size to [0,0] (e.g. polygon.setSize([0,0])) so the stimulus isn’t visible until…